What is an alias?
An alias is a subdomain name for your primary domain name. For example, example1.youdomain.com.
How to create an alias?
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![Dynamic DNS Service Aliases](/content/images/icons/icon-big-flags.png)
To add an alias for your domain name, you may follow these 3 steps.
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Go to
![Dynamic DNS Service Aliases Icon](/content/images/icons/icon-big-flags.png)
Alias Name Enter the subdomain. For example, test.
TTL How long the server should cache the information.
Type Choose "A Record-IPv4" for 'A" record, "AAAA Record-IPv6" for 'AAAA' record.
IPv4/IPv6 Address Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Leave empty for dynamic IP.
Group You can assign hostnames and aliases to groups. Groups can be used instead of hostname/aliases during IP update to update a collection of domains and subdomains.
![Alias Dynu Dynamic DNS](/content/images/content/Tutorials/DynamicDNS/Alias.png)
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If you set up an 'A' record for the alias, check if your 'A' record has been setup correctly using DNS Lookup tool. Enter test.dynu.biz as Hostname, and choose "A-IPv4 Alias" as Type.
![Alias Dynu Dynamic DNS](/content/images/content/Tutorials/DynamicDNS/ARecordTest.png)
If you set up an 'AAAA' record for the alias, check if your 'AAAA' record has been setup correctly using DNS Lookup tool. Enter test2.dynu.biz as Hostname, and choose "AAAA-IPv6" as Type.
![Alias Dynu Dynamic DNS](/content/images/content/Tutorials/DynamicDNS/AAAARecordTest.png)